Lytton (South East Queensland) 2016 hourly air...

Industry-operated monitoring site: Data presented as received by Queensland Government
Period of operation: 1 January to 31 December 2016
Site location: Latitude: -27.4065; Longitude: 153.1527
AS/NZS 3580.1.1:2007 site classification: Peak
AS/NZS 3580.1.1:2007 compliance (pollutants): Complies fully
AS/NZS 3580.14:2011 compliance (meteorology) : Complies, except for:

• Wind, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and barometric pressure sensors located 10 metres above ground level.
• Rainfall measured by acoustic sensor.

Wind sensor: Ultrasonic sensor
Temperature: Capacitive ceramic sensor
Relative humidity: Capacitive thin film polymer sensor
Rainfall: Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor.
Barometric pressure: Capacitive silicon sensor.
Sulfur dioxide: Ultraviolet fluorescence analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.4.1
PM10/PM2.5: Dichotomous Tapered Element Oscillating Balance (TEOM) Model 1405-D operated in accordance with AS/NZS 3580.9.13 (excluding FDMS requirements)

• Measurement values do not compensate for loss of semi-volatile components from the collected particulate matter.
• Reported concentrations are uncorrected instrument output values.
• Negative hourly PM10/PM2.5 concentrations down to -5 µg/m^3 resulting from instrument noise at low particle concentrations are reported.